The launch of the election campaign season for Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election begins this week. The president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is running for re-election, although the Nigerian president has come under attack due to his inability to solve problems of the economy, an increase in living costs, and insecurity in the country. Voters […]
An estimated number of at least 24 people lost their lives as gunmen raided the Bin-Per community located in Mangu Local Government Area in Plateau State of Nigeria, with women and children being amongst those who were killed in the attacks. The gunmen attacked the community when the people in the community were asleep and […]
South Africa – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has expressed his unhappiness with the European Union over the recent travel ban imposed on southern African countries. The travel ban, which has been related to the finding of the novel highly mutated coronavirus variant Omicron, was termed by the president as unreasonable. According to President […]
Uganda – Jessica Ata hasn’t visited the River Aswa since being diagnosed with river blindness in 2014. Onchocerciasis, which is transmitted by the blackfly, affected 1.5 million individuals in Uganda at the time. The vector thrives along water rapids, such as this one, which runs through several areas.The return of rain has resulted in an […]
Libya – As desperate migrants try hazardous sea crossings to enter Europe, Libyan Red Crescent recovery teams retrieved the bodies of four people from a beach near Sabratha, 70 kilometers (43 miles) west of Tripoli, on Thursday. Mohamed Al-Manobi, the commander of the recovery team, said the remains that had washed up on the shore […]
South Africa – The new highly mutable Covid-19 variant is rocking the African continent, now leading to a travel ban to be imposed by the United Kingdom as the first point of protection to its own. The travel ban is now imposed on six African countries. In a swift response, to Britain’s announcement of suspending […]
Israel – Israel and Morocco have started to engage in bettering their diplomatic ties with the recent step being a defense deal with each other. It is a landmark agreement between the two countries that made their ties recently. On Wednesday, the two came together to lay a strong foundation for each other when it […]
South Africa – On Tuesday, 8 June, Stats SA stated that South Africa (GDP) grew at an annualized pace of 4.6% in the principal quarter of 2021, with business and real estate making the most significant contribution to gross domestic product climb. Stats SA asserted that expanded monetary growth was listed for monetary intermediation, other […]
Kenya – Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa have urged more cooperation to restore peace to Africa’s conflict-ridden regions. Kenyatta’s two-day state visit to South Africa began with this statement. The two leaders met in Pretoria on Tuesday (November 23) to address the “grave situation in Ethiopia” and agreed that […]
Israel – Iran has been aggressively doing rounds around its nuclear programme but as it inches closer to execution, Israel threatens with airstrike. Though Iran has not made any official comment nor do experts predict anything till now, the way Iran has been showing aggressive participation in the nuclear programme, Israel’s threat gets serious. Israel […]
Sudan – On Sunday, Sudan’s military reinstated PM Abdalla Hamdok and pledged to release all political detainees. The military’s statement comes weeks after deadly unrest triggered by their coup. Lately, large crowds have taken to the streets to reject any political settlement with the army. Under an agreement inked with military leader General Abdel Fattah […]
Argentina -Late Footballer Diego Maradona has been accused by a Cuban woman of physically and sexually violating her and the reports about the incident were confirmed after she filed a complaint in the Argentinean courts. The complaint was filed for alleged human trafficking which according to the woman was executed by the late footballer. Mavys […]
Libya – Hundreds of Libyans demonstrated in Tripoli on Friday against “war criminals” competing in the presidential election next month, after eastern strongman, Khalifa Haftar and the son of former dictator Moamer Kadhafi announced their candidacies. Demonstrators stomped on posters of Haftar and Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, expressing their displeasure with a contentious electoral law that […]
A report formed by one of the French investigative outlets revealed that the former president of Democratic Republic of Congo had siphoned $138 million in state funds while in power. The report was published on Friday creating a doubtful spectacle for the political sphere of the nation. Joseph Kabila has been held accountable for corruption […]
SUdan – The Sudan Finance Minister, Gibril Ibrahim is appealing for financial aid for Sudan to move forward in a flux that it is stuck, yet again. In October, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, Sudan’s top military leader took the radical step to dissolve the government and the Transitional Council, arresting many political leaders and activists, including […]
Uganda – Two suicide bombers riding motorcycles were definitely captured (by security cameras). They pretended to be boda boda riders (motorcycle taxi drivers). They detonated the bombs strapped to their bodies. They were quickly killed by this, “Ugandan police spokesman Fred Enanga said. According to police, the explosions occurred near the central police station and […]
LIbya – The registration of Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, the son of the late dictator Moamer Kadhafi, to compete in next month’s presidential election has divided Libyans. Libya’s first-ever direct presidential election, with a first round on December 24, would be the conclusion of a UN-led process that began last year in an attempt to put […]
Sudan – General Abdel Fattah Burhan, the top Sudanese general has re-appointed himself as head of interim government in Sudan led by army. The move on Thursday establishes the leader with bolstered power two weeks after he led the coup against leaders and government that was elected through civil elections. The move of appointments for […]
France – Benin welcomed back over 30 royal artifacts plundered from the West African country more than 130 years ago during France’s colonial domination. President Patrice Talon of Benin and the country’s cultural minister traveled to Paris on Tuesday to bring the 26 artefacts back to Benin as part of French President Emmanuel Macron’s effort […]
Congo – The Congolese army announced Tuesday that it had retaken all of its posts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which it said were attacked on Sunday night by former M23 rebels. The military had previously accused members of the M23 rebel group of storming a base in the Rutshuru district of eastern […]